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Minesto and Partners Receive EUR 5.1 Million to Develop Deep Green Technology

Leading marine renewable energy company Minesto, has together with eight partners received EUR 5.1 million, to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite. The project will be financed through EU Horizon 2020.

8 Dec 2015

Eolus to Provide 38.4MW of Wind Power to Munich Re

Eolus has signed an agreement with MEAG, Munich Re’s asset manager, regarding an investment in 38.4 MW of wind power developed by Eolus, for 425 MSEK.

7 Dec 2015

Faculty Senate Members Visit Stanford's New Central Energy Facility

When the members of the Faculty Senate arrived in the conference room at Stanford's new Central Energy Facility on Thursday for the last meeting of fall quarter, they found bright blue hard hats awaiting them on the tables.

7 Dec 2015

Google to Purchase Wind Power from EDF Renewable Energy

Google, Inc. announced today that it has signed a deal with EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) to purchase renewable energy for its data center. The Power Purchase Agreement will provide Google with the full output of the 201 megawatt (MW) Great Western Wind Project (Project) located in Woodward and Ellis counties near the base of the Oklahoma panhandle. The Project will commence construction in the first quarter of 2016 and be fully operational by end of the year.

7 Dec 2015

California Hasn’t Taken Full Advantage of Opportunities to Increase Production of Biofuel

California has not taken full advantage of opportunities to increase its in-state production of biofuel, despite state policies that encourage biofuel consumption, according to a report (PDF) by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools.

7 Dec 2015

New Report Offers Important Insights for Decision Makers Contemplating Low-Carbon Future

If it's green, it's mostly clean, according to a new, comprehensive review of renewable energy sources released today by the International Resource Panel, hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

1 Dec 2015

UNEP Report Presents Environmental Costs and Benefits Linked to Different Renewable Energy Sources

Policymakers, industry and government officials will have to invest US $2.5 trillion for electricity generation over the next 20 years. A new UNEP report presents the environmental costs and benefits linked to different renewable energy sources, and makes one thing abundantly clear: anything is better than coal.

1 Dec 2015

Upper Tanana Energy Gets $500,000 USDA REAP Grant to Construct Yerrick Creek Hydropower Project in Alaska

Upper Tanana Energy, LLC (UTE) is pleased to announce that it has received a new $500,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to be applied towards construction of the Yerrick Creek hydropower project near Tanacross, Alaska. Upper Tanana Energy is a unique renewable energy development partnership comprised of Tanacross Inc. (an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporation), the Native Village of Tanacross (a federally-recognized tribe), and local utility Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T).

27 Nov 2015

New Masdar Institute Solar Platform Launched to Advance Innovative CSP Technologies

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced the launch of its new Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP), a concentrating solar power (CSP) research facility in Masdar City designed to advance innovative and cutting-edge CSP technologies and play a central role in the recently launched Masdar Solar Hub.

27 Nov 2015

Six Projects to Receive $5.1 Million Under Binational Industrial Research and Development Energy Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel's Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources (MIEW) have selected six projects to receive $5.1 million under the 2015 Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. Each project is conducted by a U.S. and an Israeli partner.

26 Nov 2015